Weakest Part of Presidential Cycle

Market risk: Weakest part of Presidential Cycle starts in mid 2013 (Jul/Aug peak) click for ginormous chart Source: Merrill Lynch  ...

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10 Thursday AM Reads

My morning reading: • Why have markets ignored Washington risk? (FT.com) but see The Weird Reason Shutting Down Government Will Boost...

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Obama to Harwood: “Wall St Should be Worried”

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TBP 2013: Fireside Chat with Trading Legend Art Cashin

Of all the events going down at next week’s The Big Picture Conference, the one I’m probably most excited about is the...

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Debt Limit, The Fed, Interest Rates: Day 2 of Government Shutdown

Debt Limit, The Fed, Interest Rates David R. Kotok Cumberland Advisors       “Today’s shutdown is the culmination of...

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What Investors Should Know About Obamacare

Click for video Source: Yahoo Finance

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Capital Flight inside the Euro Area: Cooling Off a Fire Sale

Capital Flight inside the Euro Area: Cooling Off a Fire Sale Matthew Higgins and Thomas Klitgaard Liberty Street Economics, October 02,...

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10 Midweek PM Reads

My afternoon train reading: • How to Track the Economy During A Government Shutdown (Real Time Economics) see also The shutdown and...

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Offshore Accounts: No Place to Hide?

Click to enlarge Source: WSJ

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This is Your Brain on Stocks (Toronto)

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